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noun
Any of several plants of the Americas similar to centaury, and formerly used like it for medicinal purposes, among them:
Centaurium cachanlahuen, the original canchalagua
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Usage: uncountable, usually
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noun
Any of several plants of the Americas similar to centaury, and formerly used like it for medicinal purposes, among them:
Centaurium chironioides, a Mexican species
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Usage: uncountable, usually
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noun
Any of several plants of the Americas similar to centaury, and formerly used like it for medicinal purposes, among them:
Zeltnera venusta, a California species in the gentian family
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Usage: uncountable, usually
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noun
Any of several plants of the Americas similar to centaury, and formerly used like it for medicinal purposes, among them:
Schkuhria pinnata, a plant in the sunflower family native to South America and used medicinally
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Usage: uncountable, usually
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History
From Spanish canchalagua, from Mapudungun cachanlagua.
